Austria, Imperial. A 1915 Central Powers Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a leather tab with

with a leather tab with five sets of double vertically pierced holes for length adjustment

shows the rarity of this medal since there are only published examples of the 1st Type with the Empress Crown and the Prussian Crown

set on a 40 mm-long magnetic metal bar with two reverse clips

only single tear on interior

A Silver Grade Wound Badge

Austria, Imperial. A 1915 Central Powers Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a leather tab withIn bronze gilt, an ovular badge presenting a hand holding four flags denoting Austria Hungary, German Empire, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, with a small silver disc bearing the busts of Kaiser Wilhelm and Franz Joseph, with the inscription 1915 HEILU. SIEG IM NEUEN JAHRE (1915 Holy Victory in the New Year), the reverse presents a singular horizontal pin, marked GES. GESCHUTZT, measures 36. 4mm (w) x 24. 3mm (h), weighs 9. 2 grams, light contact marks,